:propeller head: n. Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer
geek}. Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies.
Prob. derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally invented by
old-time fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller beanies as fannish
insignia (though nobody actually wears them except as a joke).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
geek}. Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies.
Prob. derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally invented by
old-time fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller beanies as fannish
insignia (though nobody actually wears them except as a joke).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- propeller head: n. Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer
geek}.
Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies... - geek out: vi. To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a
non-hackish context,
for example at parties held near computer equipment... - computer geek: n. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes... - fan: n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang... - h: [from SF fandom] infix. A method of `marking' common words,
i.e., calling attention to the fact that they are being... - computer geek n.
1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a
living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes... - con: [from SF fandom] n. A science-fiction convention.
Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as... - fan n.
Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out... - gonkulator: /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ [from the old "Hogan's Heroes" TV
series] n.
A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves...
